Academic Advising - First Year Freshman

For Your Calendar | Information/Resources by Department | First-Year Resources for Success | Useful University Resources

For Your Calendar

Fall New Student Calendar (pdf) - For new students highlighting important dates / deadlines and useful tips for the Fall semester.

Spring New Student Calendar (pdf) - For new students highlighting important dates / deadlines and useful tips for the Spring semester.

Information / Resources by Department

Promoting academic success and transition to UNI for first-year freshman. Current Issues

Live in the residence halls? Don't forget about the Peer Academic Advisor in Residence as another resource for your academic planning and success!

First-Year Resources for Success

• Just Right - 2011-2012 New Student Handbook (from Freshman Orientation)
  
• Starting and Maintaining a Study Group (pdf)
  
• Academic Transitions (pdf) - The following handout contains information on academic resources and tips to help you in your transition to the college classroom.

Useful University Resources

• University of Northern Iowa Catalog
• Undergraduate Plan of Study - Review the course requirements for majors and minors (teaching and non-teaching) as well as certificates available at UNI. Access your current degree audits and request a hypothetical degree audit. View major (4-year) plan of study templates. Find information about the Liberal Arts Core. Determine your potential GPA utilizing the GPA calculator
• Peer Academic Advisors in Residence (PAIR) - Students working in your residence hall to help you find information, make connections, and navigate the university environment.
• The Academic Learning Center (ITTC 007, 273-6023) - This office is home to free services to help you succeed in your courses. You can contact: the Math Center, Writing Center (provides free, individualized assistance in planning, writing, revising and documenting papers for all majors), tutorial services, and Reading and Learning Strategies courses.
• Tutoring Services at UNI
• Disability Services - The Office of Disability Services works with students and employees to ensure that all persons with disabilities have access to university activities, programs, and services.
• Student Handbook - From the Office of the Dean of Students outlines information about expectations for student conduct and other policy matters affecting students including rights and responsibilities, student academic grievances, sales/solicitation on campus, student conduct policies, and law enforcement on campus.
• Academic Integrity Policy at UNI - From Chapter 3: Student Policies of UNI Policies and Procedures. Students at the University of Northern Iowa are required to observe the commonly accepted standards of academic honesty and integrity. Except in those instances in which group work is specifically authorized by the instructor of the class, no work which is not solely the student's is to be submitted to a professor in the form of an examination paper, a term paper, class project, research project, or thesis project.

Colleges / Departments Participating in the Academic Advising Intake Model - Academic Year 2011 - 2012